Consulting firms have built thousands of AI agents. Now they're trying to figure out their worth.

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AI agents are generating buzz in the consulting industry, but insiders are still debating how they generate value.

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McKinsey says it has 25,000 AI agents. Its rivals say that's not a metric of success.

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Consulting firms like EY and McKinsey & Company are building AI agents to transform how they work.

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How AI is changing the storied McKinsey interview

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AI is changing everything at consulting firms, including their vaunted interview process.

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PwC's chief AI officer isn't impressed by how many agents you have

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Dan Priest was named PricewaterhouseCoopers' first chief AI officer a year ago

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McKinsey CEO Bob Sternfels says the firm now has 60,000 employees: 25,000 of them are AI agents

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McKinsey global managing partner, Bob Sternfels, makes a statement to the US Senate on the firm's work with Saudi Arabia, February 2024.

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McKinsey CEO Bob Sternfels says AI is changing how the firm views the perfect job candidate

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Logo of McKinsey and Company is seen at VivaTech fair in Paris

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How to land a consulting job these days, according to 'Case in Point' author Marc Cosentino

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Marc Cosentino wrote "Case in Point" in 1999. It remains the definitive guide to landing a consulting job.

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Inside the AI startups reinventing consulting: 'It's not as good as McKinsey, but it's instant'

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There's a new spate of startups taking on the MBB.

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McKinsey is doubling down on entry-level hires — even in the AI era

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McKinsey, BCG, and Deloitte's new competition is small, fast, and driven by AI

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There's a new set of consulting firms leveraging AI to compete with the giants.

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